Records of the Army Air Forces. 1902 - 1964. Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Film Report" Program Series. 1942 - 1945. PANTELLERIA

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Records of the Army Air Forces. 1902 - 1964. Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Film Report" Program Series. 1942 - 1945. PANTELLERIA

1945

On aerial operations that resulted in the surrender of Pantelleria, May 8-June 11, 1943. Consists mostly of scenes of bombing raids, showing preparations in North Africa, and emphasizing the quantity of bombs dropped and the participation in the missions of many kinds of airplanes. Shows Pres. Roosevelt, Churchill, Gen. Marshall, Gen. Spaatz, and Air Marshal Cunningham at the Casablanca Conference; Gen. Doolittle planning the attack of the island; and Gen. Eisenhower in conference. Shows the invasion and occupation of Pantelleria by the 30th Infantry Division.

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